A service station worker has been left traumatised after being threatened by armed intruders in an early-morning smash and grab.
Underwood Caltex, located in Logan, Queensland, was the target of two break-ins in a space of just a few hours.
9News obtained exclusive footage of thugs who first broke into the petrol station at 1.30am and stole thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes.
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Just a few hours later, the Caltex was targeted again.
This time, a female worker had clocked onto her shift when thieves busted in using a crow bar.
Footage showed the woman attempting to escape and screaming at the intruders to leave her alone.
The armed intruders forced the employee into the back room and demanded she open the safe.
They grabbed more cigarettes and cash and took off in the woman’s stolen car.
The shaken victim was barely able to walk when police and paramedics arrived.
Business owner Ankush Dhir said his employee was “really traumatised” after the break-in.
“It’s going take a couple of weeks for her to recover from that incident,” he said.
“It’s totally horrible and insane what we have seen.””
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Dhir said his business was out of pocket $30,000 in cash and about $60,000 in tobacco products.
It’s not the first time this Caltex has been targeted.
Dhir told 9News his business has been been the victim of break-ins four times in less than a year.
Queensland Police are still investigating the two robberies.
It remains unknown if the break-ins are connected.
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